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SideBet Blackjack

SideBet Blackjack Review

SideBet Blackjack developed by Amaya Gaming works in the same way as the standard version of Blackjack, with an added twist SideBets. Players familiar with the standard Blackjack game will be delighted to know that SideBet Blackjack offers players numerous SideBet options over and above the standard game.

SideBet Blackjack is played with six decks of standard playing cards. The objective of SideBet Blackjack remains the same; defeat your opponent’s hand without exceeding twenty-one.

Play SideBet Blackjack By Amaya

Once players have initiated SideBet Blackjack by Amaya, players will notice five positions on the table. These five positions allow players to play five possible hands at any given time. Each position is complete with five extra wagering positions, all of these SideBets relate to the first two or three cards players are initially dealt.

King Queen Megamatch

If the first two cards received are the same suit, pays at 2/1.

If the first two cards received are suited and players have the King and Queen, this is the Megamatch and pays at 50/1.

If the player and the dealer both have a Megamatch, pays at 5000/1.

Ace Jack Blackjack Attack

Blackjack pays at 18/1 on this SideBet.

Cash Queens

If players score twenty, pays at 2/1.

If players score a suited twenty, pays at 5/1.

If players score twenty with tens or higher, pays at 10/1.

If players manage to land a pair of Queens, pays at 50/1.

If players manage to land a pair of Queens with the dealer landing Blackjack, pays at 500/1.

Crazy Sevens

If players receive a seven for the first card dealt, pays at 5/1.

If players receive unsuited sevens for the first two cards dealt, pays at 25/1.

If players receive suited sevens for the first two cards dealt, pays at 150/1.

If players receive unsuited sevens for the first three cards dealt, pays at 500/1.

If players receive suited sevens for the first three cards dealt, pays at 2000/1.

Eighty-Eight Pair Play

If players manage to land any pair for the first two cards dealt, pays at 12/1.

Players should be aware that all of the SideBets will pay out regardless of whether the dealer wins the hand or not. If players do decide on playing SideBet Blackjack the standard Blackjack Canada rules will still apply to the SideBet game.

Standard Blackjack Objective

Blackjack is essentially a two-player game between the player and the dealer. Two cards are dealt to the player and the dealer. The player’s cards are dealt face up while only one of the dealer’s cards will face up with the other facing down. The objective is to accumulate 21 or the closest value to it, without going over or busting 21, the player that achieves this wins.

Standard Blackjack Card Values

Blackjack is played with a standard international 52-card deck without the jokers. All cards 2 through until 10 have their face numerical value. The Jack, Queen and King are all worth 10 points each, and the Ace is either worth 1 or 11 points, which can be determined by the player. The best possible hand in Blackjack is a natural 21, this occurs when players are dealt a 10 point value card such as a King and an Ace. If the dealer also has a natural 21 this will result in a push.